Would be nice to know the cost difference between the two route options.

Former ML CEO Phil Verster said they were working with the Feds to accomodate VIA HFR at Union. Maybe he was paying lip service, who knows... https://www.transportaction.ca/regions/ontario/metrolinx-ceo-confirms-that-hfr-will-be-accommodated-at-toronto-union-station/

Back in Sept 2024 the GTAA submitted a brief to the House of Commons commitee on Transport to advocate that a stop at Pearson airport at a new multi-modal hub be included as part of the VIA HFR (now ALTO) project. Have they indicated otherwise since then?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/canada-eyes-joint-venture-to-build-chinese-evs-for-global-export

The Federal government is going to be announcing its new auto strategy tomorrow: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-auto-strategy-announcement-evs-9.7073975

National Post is reporting (and speculating) that Ottawa is leaning towards a mixed fighter jet fleet: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-sources-say-ottawa-considering-swedish-jets-over-f-35s-for-half-of-fleet

Trump is intending to sign a more expansive deal with China during his trip there in April, so the hypocrisy is obvious.

The German bidder for Canada's submarine contract, TKMS, is preparing a sizable investment package for Canada as they seek to improve their chances: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/germanys-tkms-seeks-investment-package-woo-canada-over-12-billion-submarine-2026-01-20/...

Conservatives +23 in the 18-29 demo is almost surreal.

Agreed, all the hyperventilating is crazy to me. Based on the coverage, you'd think Canada signed some new wide-ranging defense treaty with the Chinese instead of a targeted tariff reduction.

The Globe is reporting that a new auto policy is to be released in February that will give preferential access to automakers that build vehicles in Canada. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-to-give-foreign-automakers-who-build-vehicles-here-preferential/ Not sure...

Americans in border states when they see Chinese EVs for the first time....

Well informed video by Paige on the project. Raises some important questions and highlights some contradictions in the stated mission of the project. One is the exclusivity being granted to Cadence to operate the service (45 years) and how the lack of competition could affect affordability...

Bypassing Dorval would hurt one of their stated goals of reducing shorthaul flights in the corridor. Direct connections to airports would go along way to facilitate that. Also, it's interesting none of their official news releases mention Laval in Phase One. This could all just be from an...

Sheppard and Brimley could be a good location for a secondary stop. Station could be directly connected to a new Line 4 station at Brimley and its close proximity to the 401 would provide convenient access for folks driving in from Pickering, Ajax, Whitby etc. For a suburban station, its good...